Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:The Portable Phonograpgh
Point of View:
3rd person
Protagonist:
Dr.Jenkins
What type of character is the Protagonist?
Round and dynamic
Antagonist:
Environment
Describe the setting
A deserted area. Somewhere far away from civilization. The date is unknown, but the phonograph may be a clue.
Type of Conflict:
Man vs environment
Describe the main conflict:
4 men are someway far away from civilization.
Describe the Climax of the Story:
The climax was not somewhere near the middle, but somewhere near the end. It was when all the guest have left, and the place has gotten eerie, when the doctor got all nervous and scared.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
He was hesitant, weary, and cautious at first in the story, but he began to warm up as they listen to the music from the phonograph
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
The title is “The Portable Phonograph” and the 4 men were listening to the phonograph. The phonograph represented their remaining humanity, which was very precious.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
The main conflict helps illustrate the theme because the 4 men are stranded and the only thing that can rejuvenate them is the phonograph.
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
The climax helps illustrate the theme by saying that the phonograph is so precious, someone would do something suspicious such as stealing.
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile:
“The red sunset, with narrow, black clouds strips like threats across it.”
Metaphor:
“There is more soul than we can use.”
Personification: “The individual delectable presences swept into a sudden tide of unbearably beautiful dissonance”
Symbol: Phonograph- the 4 men’s humanity
Foreshadowing (give both elements): “The musician rose last, but then abruptly, and went quickly out at the door...” We can guess that there’s something wrong “... he heard what he had been listening for, a sound of suppressed coughing.” We can infer the musician is going to do something bad.
Irony: The musician was the one who respected the old man the most, but later on, the musician was the most rude, while the 2 men were polite in the end but rude in the beginnning.
Imagery: “The wet, blue-green notes tinkled forth from the old machine...”
Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The relation between Humanity and The Portable Phonograph is that the story is about human nature. Once you get something, you want more of it. Humans always want more, even if they have to steal for it. We can never be satisfied.
1.) The story was set somewhere in the 1900s. No one used phonographs in the 2000s, we use CD players and iPods, so it must be somewhere in the 1900s.
2.) The purpose of the men’s meeting was so that the men would not fall insane. They listened to the phonograph so that they would regain some of the humanity that they have lost. The author compared unwrapping the book bundle to a ceremonial rite because the author was trying to point out that humanity is very important.
3.) The significance of the books that were saved were that they were all part of history. They were recognised even though they have been written hundreds of years ago. The reason they did not use recent work fiction was that there was no guarantee that the fiction book would become part of history.
4a.) The purpose of Dr.Jenkins clutching that lead pipe was that if someone were to strangle him in his sleep to steal the phonograph, he could easily just whack the attacker unconscious
Point of View:
Protagonist:
What type of character is the Protagonist?
Antagonist:
Describe the setting
Type of Conflict:
Describe the main conflict:
Describe the Climax of the Story:
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile:
Metaphor:
Personification:
“The individual delectable presences swept into a sudden tide of unbearably beautiful dissonance”
Symbol:
Phonograph- the 4 men’s humanity
Foreshadowing (give both elements):
“The musician rose last, but then abruptly, and went quickly out at the door...”
We can guess that there’s something wrong
“... he heard what he had been listening for, a sound of suppressed coughing.”
We can infer the musician is going to do something bad.
Irony:
The musician was the one who respected the old man the most, but later on, the musician was the most rude, while the 2 men were polite in the end but rude in the beginnning.
Imagery:
“The wet, blue-green notes tinkled forth from the old machine...”
Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.
The relation between Humanity and The Portable Phonograph is that the story is about human nature. Once you get something, you want more of it. Humans always want more, even if they have to steal for it. We can never be satisfied.
1.) The story was set somewhere in the 1900s. No one used phonographs in the 2000s, we use CD players and iPods, so it must be somewhere in the 1900s.
2.) The purpose of the men’s meeting was so that the men would not fall insane. They listened to the phonograph so that they would regain some of the humanity that they have lost. The author compared unwrapping the book bundle to a ceremonial rite because the author was trying to point out that humanity is very important.
3.) The significance of the books that were saved were that they were all part of history. They were recognised even though they have been written hundreds of years ago. The reason they did not use recent work fiction was that there was no guarantee that the fiction book would become part of history.
4a.) The purpose of Dr.Jenkins clutching that lead pipe was that if someone were to strangle him in his sleep to steal the phonograph, he could easily just whack the attacker unconscious
4b.) Considering there was a coughing noise and that Dr.Jenkins was scared out of his mind, I think that the musician is going to enter and try to take the phonograph from the old man.
Completion 5/5
Effort 3/5
Content 3.5/5
Questions 6/8
total 17.5/23
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